CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.

Manawatu Herald, 14 January 1896, Page 2

CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.

London. At public meeting held in London and New York, the feeling was strongly in favour of the creation of a tribunal to arbitrate in all disputes between Great Britain and the United States. Cabinet held a prolonged meeting yesterday on the Venezuelan frontier difficulty. The Westminster Gazette states that the Premier informed his colleagues that some of the AngleFrench disputes had been settled, and that Great Britain had been drawn closer to France and Russia. New Zealand long-berried wheat, ex warehouse, nominal ; South Australian ditto, 29s 7£d ; Victorian, ditto, firm, 29a Bd. New Zealand mutton — First quality, 4d per lb ; second do, B£d. Lamb, s|d. New Zealand hemp, steady ; good quality, £15 per ton. Danish butter has advanced by two kroner. The colonial article is unchanged ; choicest sorts being 1 1003. With the cold weather there is an improved demand- Complaints are made of the fishiness of the new I butter from Australia. I A shipment of Australian eggs

brought 89 per ten dozen. They were small and old. The wool sales at Bradford are cheerful. Tops are occasionally dearer. It is suspected that the increase of the fleets is not wholly due to they Transvaal trouble, but to evidence I *"* that France and Russia intend to raise the Egyptian and Turkish questions. The Duke of Westminster, who has taken a prominent part in the efforts to secure reforms in Armenia, declines to bring further pressure to bear on the Imperial Government; in the matter. He declares that Great Britain cannot act alone without the risk of war. Russia first considers her political interests, which in her eyes outweigh all others. If she would co-operate with Great Britain the outrages would soon cease. Foreign. Large numbers of Venezuelans well armed are on their way to the frontier of British Guiana.